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Charta skewls i’nit – lol !!!. Why charter schools?. “My interest in looking at charter schools in New Zealand would be to cherry-pick the best from around the world .” (Minister Parata )
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Why charter schools? • “My interest in looking at charter schools in New Zealand would be to cherry-pick the best from around the world.” (Minister Parata) • “The future of this political party, I think, is going to be substantially predicated on the success of the charter school trials because everything we stand for and stand against comes together.” (Minister Banks) • "We want something cool and effective…. The word charter has got some connotations that ... include value judgments. And we want a fresh start here…. Charter schools are not a silver bullet…. A lot of other things are needed.” (Ms Isaacs)
National-Act theory • Diversity + Choice + Standards + Motivation + Effort + Voucher = Successful educational outcomes
The NZ experience • 2,700 charter schools • Diversity + choice = social segregation • Autonomy + cultural capital = gaming • Voucher = part-funding
Overseas experience • diversity + choice + standards = creaming +cleansing
Main effects of overseas charter school systems after 20 years • ANZ consistently ranks higher than Sweden, England, USA in PISA • No lasting or overall reduction in educational inequalities • Highly variable results despite commonplace selection, start-up and funding advantages
Trial evaluation criteria • Disinterested • Lottery by census or application • Prior attainment and dispositions of students • Selection/self-selection practices • Attrition rates and changes in student composition over time • Adult: student ratios and contact hours • Public and private revenue and resources • Rich measures of educational outcomes
Predictions • Students in trial schools will make greater gains than comparison school students • Students in trial schools will not be the most educationally disadvantaged overall • Fewer disadvantaged students will get into trial schools over time